W.H. Tilley Collection, no. 8 - 1950s and 1960s

Duration: 0:09:36

Year Published: 19511962

Format: 16mm

Sound: silent

Description: Shot in the 1950s and early 1960s by W.H. Tilley, this footage was largely taken along the Southern California coastline at Santa Barbara and Laguna Beach. The Laguna Beach clips document the 1961 Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts (at the Irvine Bowl), where Paul Tilley was selling his oil paintings - images include Paul’s booth and paintings, the Tilley brothers together, and the festival grounds. The film also features the Southern California coastline, along with the grounds and ruins at both San Juan Capistrano and Mission Santa Barbara, and, finally, the Santa Barbara courthouse. (The Santa Barbara footage was shot earlier, in 1952.)